Forestry Statistics 2012 - UK-Grown Timber

Sawmills - Larger Mills

Other products (excluding sawnwood) from softwood amounted to 2.9 million tonnes in 2011 (Table 2.15). Around two fifths (43%) of these other products were sold to wood processing industries in the form of chips and 16% were sold to these industries as bark or in other formats (Table 2.18). A further 20% of other products were sold to bio-energy (including pellet manufacturers) and 19% were sold to others.

2. The table does not show internal use for heat/ energy and sales of firewood which together account for around 1% of other softwood products.

The proportion of other products that were sold to wood processing industries has declined from 81% in 2007 to 60% in 2011 (Table 2.18a). Over the same period, the proportions sold to bio-energy and other sales have increased.